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Almost Savory Raw Chocolate

We are so excited to share our very first cooking video today! This has been a dream of ours for years now, but it has stayed on the back burner for way too long due to the laborious nature of video-making. We loved the process so much, and will have more step-by-step videos to share in the near future.
The idea for this *almost* savory raw chocolate came about from me having daily chocolate cravings, but not wanting to eat sweets every day. I’m one of those people who is okay with eating very dark and bitter chocolate, and I will even eat a 100% cacao bar if I get the chance. So I knew that loading up a chocolate bar with all kinds of savory goodies from my pantry and adding a minimal amount of sweetener would result in a treat that I could get behind. In my favorite batch, I included toasted seeds, spices, seaweed, tahini and miso. There are also a ton of optional add-ins like bee pollen and spirulina that I added for their nutritional content, simply because I had them on hand, but they can be left out and other things from your pantry can be added in. This recipe is very forgiving and customizable.
As far as the flavor goes, this chocolate still reads as a treat, and a square or two with tea satisfies all of my chocoholic cravings perfectly. It’s texturally rich from all the crunchy add-ins, and the salty notes from the seaweed, miso and nutritional yeast play well with the rich flavor of raw chocolate. Enjoy and have a great Sunday :)

In a large bowl, gently melt the cacao butter on a double boiler over medium to medium-low heat. To the bowl, add the tahini, maple/date syrup and miso, and whisk to incorporate.

To the same bowl, add the cacao, mesquite and maca powders, and whisk until well incorporated.

To the same bowl, add the hemp, pumpkin and chia seeds, dulse, nutritional yeast, and turmeric. If using, also add cacao nibs, spirulina, moringa, bee pollen and ginger. Mix everything with a spoon to combine well and fold in the nori until incorporated evenly.

Optionally, sprinkle the bottom of your chocolate mold with sweet and/or smoked paprika, moringa, turmeric, hemp hearts and pumpkin seeds for decoration. Spoon the chocolate mixture into the mold, evening it out with the back of a spoon. Place into a the freezer for about 5 minutes, until the chocolate hardens completely. Remove from the mold and enjoy. Store in an air-tight container in the freezer or refrigerator.

This is a genius bar of chocolate. I immediately ran to the kitchen to recreate it. Added most of the ingredients listed plus chaga mushroom powder. Omitted nori though. Filled small silicone candy molds. Yummy, pretty and portion controllable. Thank you for this healthy almost medicinal (but who would say?) treat, Anya.

Because this chocolate is so loaded with ingredients, you can try omitting the mesquite altogether. I’m pretty certain it will still taste delicious/hold together well. If you want, you can include a bit more of one of the other ingredients like hemp hearts, etc. for a thicker mixture. Hope you enjoy it :)

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